retrieval
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4.6
- noun
- /rɪˈtrivəl/
- Specialized
:
recuperación
- Neuropeptides mediate memory storage and retrieval in the brain.
- retrieval cues
- word retrieval
- information retrieval
I had no word retrieval and my memory was blank.
- I had no word retrieval and my memory was blank.
- In some instances, these connections continue to be less than robust, impeding the ready retrieval of words.
- OK, having a word stuck on the tip of your tongue is a normal glitch in memory retrieval.
- It is important to remember the problem is with word retrieval and not with thinking she knows exactly what she wants to say.
Examples
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They'd increase the brain's sensitivity during memory retrieval.
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The lecture focused on techniques to enhance memory retrieval in students.
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I sometimes have trouble with word retrieval when I speak.
Academic text (2011) -
The cognitive task here is simple memory retrieval using the survey question as the retrieval cue.
Academic text (1993) -
Additionally, there are theoretical models that examine the nature of retrieval cues in memory.
Academic text (1997) -
Simultaneous and successive processes are involved with the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information.
Academic text (1990) -
Putting a stimulus into different hierarchies of schema will facilitate retrieval from long-term memory.
Academic text (1993) -
Effective studying can improve retrieval of information during exams.
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She struggled with retrieval of facts during the quiz preparation.
Synonyms
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3.8
A memory of something from the past or the act of remembering it
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2.8
Ability to remember things you learned
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6.0
A memory of something from the past
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6.0
The act of remembering and saying or writing something exactly as you learned it
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7.0
Remembering an event by putting together pieces from your memory
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1.0
Thinking about events or experiences from the past
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Retrieval comes from retrieve, built from re- 'back' and a root that means 'to pull', the same idea as in tractor. That is why memory retrieval feels like 'pulling' a fact back into your mind so you can remember it.